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Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers, 1935-1972, Ms2024-095, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in March 2020.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers was completed in September 2024.

Family History

Granville Skidmore Kennedy (1899-1986) was the Director of the Dairy Division of the Virginia State Health Department. His wife Wilma Hoyt Kennedy (1906-1989) was an elementary school teacher in Henrico County and Roanoke County, Virginia. They had three children, including Elizabeth (Betty) Lois Kennedy (1937-1960), a student at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Granville and Wilma lived in Roanoke but moved to Richmond in the mid-1950s. Elizabeth died in a car accident in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1960. Granville also had a brother, Edwin M. Kennedy Jr. (1901-1974), a bookkeeper from Knoxeville, Tennessee, whom he did business with. He also had a sister, Linda Lanier Kennedy (1894-1959), whom he helped with her care for multiple sclerosis.

External Sources:

United States Federal Census, 1930, 1950, 1960.

"Edwin Marion Kennedy" entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/869506/edwin_marion_kennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.

"Granville Skidmore Kennedy Sr.," entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60678780/granville-skidmore-kennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.

"Granville Skidmore Kennedy" entry in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1495284:9278 , accessed October 23, 2024.

"Elizabeth Lois Aston Kennedy," entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60679400/elizabeth_lois_aston_kennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.

"Miss Elizabeth Lois Kennedy" entry in the Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1562232:2376 , accessed October 23, 2024.

"Linda Lanier Kennedy" entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106834876/linda_lanier_kennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.

"Linda Lanier Kennedy" entry in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1618858:9278 , accessed October 23, 2024.

Wilma Kennedy obituary, Roanoke Times and World-News (Roanoke, Va.), August 24, 1989, p. 18, available online from NewsBank at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A14706BFBAB0F31E3%2540EANX-16E1BC16C688CF33%25402447763-16B193544FAD7BFC%254017-16B193544FAD7BFC%2540/hlterms%3Akennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.

Scope and Content

The Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers contain several letters, documents, cards, and photographs mostly addressed to Granville Skidmore Kennedy and his wife Wilma Hoyt Kennedy of Roanoke and later Richmond, Virginia. Some letters are also addressed to their daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Lois Kennedy. This correspondence dated 1935-1972 mostly contains general information about health, work, and life from various people. Most of the letters from 1960-1961 discuss the sudden death of Elizabeth in a car accident. Several financial documents pertain to Elizabeth's belongings and her hospital bill. This collection also contains the correspondence of Edwin M. Kennedy, Granville's brother. Additional documents and letters discuss about the residence and care of Linda Lanier Kennedy, Granville's sister, a 1953 list of alumni from the University of Tennessee's College of Agriculture, and an undated letter to "Frank."

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by person then in chronological order.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Kennedy, Betty (Elizabeth Lois), 1937-1960
• Kennedy, Granville Skidmore, 1899-1986
• Kennedy, Linda Lanier, 1894-1959
• Kennedy, Wilma Hoyt, 1906-1989
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Roanoke (Va.)
• Roanoke County (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).